[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H21-H22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF SHERIFF SYDNEY ``DUKE'' SCHIRARD

  (Mrs. BOEBERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor and remember the life of 
Sheriff Sydney ``Duke'' Schirard, the longest serving sheriff of La 
Plata County, Colorado.
  His lifetime of public service included time as a soldier in the 
Army,

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as a Durango police officer, as the Bayfield marshal, as a deputy in 
the sheriff's office, and finally as the La Plata County sheriff for 20 
years.
  Sheriff Schirard fought the good fight, and he finished his race 
well. His watch may be over, but the community he protected will 
forever be better because of his efforts day in and day out.
  While others ran away from danger, he ran toward it and woke up with 
courage each and every day to serve and protect his community. He 
strove to create peace, for ``blessed are the peacemakers, for they 
will be called children of God.''
  I grieve with the people of La Plata County and with Sheriff 
Schirard's family--his two sons, four stepchildren, and three 
grandchildren--and with his extended family in the La Plata County 
Sheriff's Office who were positively impacted by Sheriff Schirard's 
exemplary life of service.

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